Seema Mansoor

Counsel
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University of Karachi, Pakistan | LLB | 1986
University of Karachi, Pakistan | BA in Economics, Psychology/Education and Civics |1983

Seema Mansoor

Counsel


Seema joined the Firm in 1983 and is an Advocate of the High Court since 1987. She advises primarily on Intellectual Property matters including trademarks, copyrights and domain names. With vast experience in trademarks, copyrights and domain names, Seema been involved in protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights of various clients, in which she advises on prosecution/show cause notice, oppositions, rectifications/cancellations, court action, infringements, injunctions, settlement, registered user agreements, trademark search, domain name registrations and complaints.

 

She advises clients across a divese range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, consumer goods, food and beverages, online business/retail website/software, nutrition/cosmetics, construction equipment, automobiles, hotels, apparel. She handles the Intellectual Property portfolios of various well known international brands such as ExxonMobil, Amazon, GSK, Coca-Cola, Oracle, Rich Products Inc., Novartis AG, Oracle, Caterpillar, FCA US LLC.



Intellectual Property

• Heads and handles various Intellectual Property portfolios of international clients and advises on the protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights 
• Advised clients on contentious trademarks and copyrights matters including with respect to infringements, passing off action, unfair competition, brand adoption/protection, rectification, conflict and misleading advertisement
• Preparing, filing and pursuing Intellectual Property court actions for infringement, passing off and unfair competition involving well-known trademarks of international brands engaged in clothing, oil and gas and pharmaceutical products, and obtaining injunctions against the infringers
• Advising on trademark and copyright application filing and their requirements and flagging potential conflict issues and strategies to maximise Intellectual Property protection 
• Advising on the registration, renewal, transfer of domain name and conflicts
• Advising on enforcement actions before Customs Authorities, procedure and requirements on import and export of infringing products/counterfeit copies of Intellectual Property complaints before the Competition Commission of Pakistan 
• Advising on Intellectual Property contracts including registered user agreements, recordals of registered user, software license agreement, and undertakings

 

Anti-trust
• Advised on mergers, acquisitions, contracts, employment, and joint ventures. 
• Assisted senior counsel in complex matters involving severance claims, Monopoly Control Authority penalty issue (now known Competition Commission) in tribunals and courts including the High Courts of Pakistan 
• Advised on the merger of Pharmacia Pakistan (Private) Limited and Parke, Davis & Company Limited



• Member Sindh Bar Council, Pakistan
• Member Karachi Bar Association
• Member High Court Bar Association
• Member Income Tax Bar Association
• Member The Pakistan Industrial & Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA) 
• Member International Trademarks Association (INTA)
• Member and Trademark Committee Asian Patents Attorneys Association (APAA)
• Member Pakistan Women Lawyers' Association (PWLA) 
• Member International Bar Association (IBA) 
• Inter Pacific Bar association (IPBA)
• INTA Annual Meetings, attended workshops and client meetings virtual plus. 
• Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA Conference) Council Meetings and General Assembly APAA Conference
• Local Seminars and workshops on the present Intellectual Property issues and laws and on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, organized by Intellectual Property Organization (IPO), The Pakistan Industrial & Intellectual Property Rights Association (PIPRA) and Asian Patents Attorneys Association (APAA Pakistan) and Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR)
• Regularly writes articles for International Law Office (ILO) (www.iloinfo.com.) IPO news, updates and decided cases on IP rights; Financier Worldwide Magazine (www.financierworldwide.com) and articles published in SMD Group (www.smd-group.info), about recent developments and changes in the Intellectual Property laws

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Education

University of Karachi, Pakistan | LLB | 1986
University of Karachi, Pakistan | BA in Economics, Psychology/Education and Civics |1983